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So a bit of background, friend of mine and I have been playing together on and off in original projects for a few years. Until recently, none have gotten past the rehearsal stage. Last week we had our first show with this new project. Show went fine, it was a poorly matched bill, but we...

http://www.facebook.com/CrackedAlice Check out my new EP! Recorded on my amazingly boutique Squier Jaguar with Ernie Ball Cobalts (Tuned to C standard)! Tell me what ya think, I think it sounds damn good for a $200 bass!

Playing through a Orange Terror Bass 500, looking for a cab to replace the POS Hartke that I've been using. My first inclination is to get the matching Orange cab. I've read the reviews, I know the quality is good, and it's a sound that I like. My guitarist, who is a live sound engineer...

Thought people might dig this, metal guys branching into some truly interesting fusion trio stuff. Love how his tone is still as biting as it is with BtBam Invalid Link Removed

I'm looking for a bass to add to my arsenal which will wear flats 100% of the time! All my other basses are quite modern sounding. This is not what I'm known for as a player, and will most likely not see that much action, so I don't want to spend much dough. I've thought about one of the...

Ha I hate to create a "for metal" thread but I feel this is a legit question. I recently joined a prog metal band and have been having a problem finding my tone. We tune to D standard, my amp is an Orange Terror Bass. Ric is a 20010 4003. Of my basses, the Ric seemed to take the tuning...

TBers, I'm going to make a cab purchase in the very near future and want some help! I'm in two original bands, one proggy heavy rock (think Coheed, Circa Survive, Dredg, At the Drive in), the other proggy folk metal (think Opeth, Swallow the Sun, Amorphis). Both bands are graduating to...

Our band has our first show with it's current name and lineup in two weeks, and we wanted something that featured the current guys, so we filmed a quick acoustic performance in my living room. Nothing flashy, just a cool tune. I'm playing my Carvin SB5000 fretless, tried to channel my inner...

I apologize if this is somewhere, but I've done both google and TB searches and can't find a correct answer. I'm looking to make youtube clips of my playing for use on my website and really just for fun. I can't find a way to get imovie to record the audio from my interface at the same...

Seen a lot of discussion threads about finding new metal bands with great bassists, haven't seen any mention of The Ocean and their great bassist Louis Jucker. Guy has chops for days but never overplays, has a killer tone with either pick or fingers, clean or OD, fretted or fretless. Are...

Ok great recording, beautiful bass line and tone. But what bass is it? A friend of mine is convinced it is a fretless. I think it is a fretted, just favoring the bridge PU to get a bit of that burp. Live performances I see being played on a fretted Warwick and some fretted headless...

! Not sure if this has been posted, but I was pretty amazed at this dude! Talk about putting on a show! HAHA

Hey guys I'm looking to finalize my pedalboard for my new project. Currently playing my Sadowsky Metro 5, Ric 4003 and Carvin Fretless SB5000 through my Orange Terror Bass. I really want 2 overdrives, one to be a light, nearly always on type of thing, warm, tubey. And the other for big...

Looking for some advice here. I have been in the process of forming a band with my good friend/roomate/coworker for a few months now. We had a good lineup, cut a 5 song demo and were prepared to start gigging when the drummer and guitarist when AWOL. This was in May, and since then we have...

Just got a brand new 4003 (Fireglo, if you care, and no, not cause of Scott Pilgrim) and want to experiment with the stereo output. I already plugged it through my roomates crappy little 5 watt Roland that he uses for keyboard, and it sounded awesome on its distortion setting. I can't wait to...

Hey guys there are two tones I'm trying to come near for my rock/metal band. My gear is a Rick 4003/Sadowsky MV5 through an Orange Terror Bass 500. I have limited fx, my only current fuzz/od is an MXR bass blowtorch. I'm new to using distortion/od/fuzz. If you can tell me a pedal or...

Hey I'm a long time Jbass player who generally uses either both pickups full or favors the bridge pickup. To me, this is the Jazz sound. You have guys like Marcus Miller who brought the both pickups dimed sound to light and Jaco who really brought the bridge burp to the mainstream. But are...

Selling my 2003 Roland V-Bass system. Includes 1 synth pickup with mounting kit and the proprietary cable to connect the two. Price is $325 shipped. System is in perfect working condition. It was on the road quite a bit when I first purchased it and has some dings and scuffs here and...

SOLD I'm selling my 3 month old MarkBass Little Mark Tube, price is $450 shipped and includes the carry bag and all original documentation. This amp probably has less than 10 hours of play time on it. It has never left my living room. Other than not having the original box, it could easily...

I'm in the market for a new fretless, and since I work for a Fender dealer, I can get Fender stuff at near cost. So the two basses that I'm deciding between are the Tony Franklin sig and the Steve Bailey sig. The 4 vs 6 strings actually is a very small part of the decision, as I have owned...

I've generally done my own set ups on my Jazz basses, but just got a Fender Steve Bailey 6er FL that came with the usual funky factory set up by the folks at Fender. I was wondering if anyone had a good set up guy in NYC who knows how to properly set up a fretless? And someone good at...

Hey guys, can't get the gut sound out of my head since I've been playing DB, and am going to take the plunge on a set. My concern is that I'm in NYC and we are having a pretty cold winter, humidity has been very low. I humidify my room well, and wonder if this is a good time of year to put...

Alrighty, first a little background. Former pro in Baltimore, been out of the game for 3 years due to an injury (amongst other things). Moved to back to NYC to jumpstart the creative juices. Landed a gig backing an established singer/songwriter who wants to go electric. Music is harder rock...

So I work at a music store in Manhattan, and celeb clients are part of the daily routine, but this one takes the cake. A dude walked over to the bass wall, picked up the Pete Wentz bass, and immediately brought it over to me, said he wanted it, just needed a case and some picks. I couldn't...

Does anyone know anything about the set ups that some of the guys playing DB in a rock setting are using? Specifically, I am thinking of Jim Creegan with Barenaked Ladies and Nate Query with the Decemberists. Both are great players who inspired me to drop my slab and pick up a realbass. I'm...

Hey TBDBers, I've read the newbie links but am looking for a bit more in depth info on choosing a pickup/amp combo for my DB. Little background first, I was a full time BG player for several years in my early 20's until a broken and and a band break up got me out of the game. Now...

Barely used Ampeg BA115 100w practice amp FS in Brooklyn. Bought this when I got rid of my 4x10 (I've been slowly getting rid of BG gear since I started played DB a few years back). Now I'm getting rid of it to have a dedicated DB amp. Don't want to ship. I'm in Brooklyn. Also check out my...

Selling my beautiful '98 Pedulla 6 String Thunderbass Lined Fretless. Asking $1350. This is a fantastic, great sounding and great playing fretless 6er. I really don't play much electric bass anymore and have whittled my collection down to a 4 string Jazz. This will be the last to go. Hasn't...

Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster. My Upton Blonde Hybrid is a few weeks from delivery and I'm trying to figure out the best way to approach playing it well. I've played EB for 15 years, with some levels of proffesional training. I was basically self taught other than a...